HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of April 26, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Forefront Dermatology, S.C. d/b/a Premier Dermatology, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- April 26, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9942, row:1081)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Forefront Dermatology dba Premier Dermatology, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee was the subject of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,297 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data.